Sustainability Intern | Summer 2026

Corgan•Dallas, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

At Corgan we are passionate about great design but the best thing we build is each other. Here, you’ll find camaraderie and collaboration as abundantly as curiosity and creativity. Corgan is a welcoming and supportive environment that provides significant career advantages. You’ll find room to grow, freedom to explore — and the safety to fail. Thank you for your interest in joining our curious, passionate, hardworking team. Corgan is actively recruiting students interested in a Sustainability internship for Summer 2026. The ideal candidate must be pursuing a degree in Architecture, Engineering, Energy, Environmental Science, Planning, Urban Design, or a closely related field and be a team-oriented, highly motivated individual seeking progressively more responsible assignments on a variety of projects.

Requirements

Pursuing a degree in Architecture, Engineering, Energy, Environmental Science, Planning, Urban Design, or a closely related field (master’s degree preferred)
Strong interest in sustainable design, climate action, building performance, and material health
Awareness of key sustainability and resilience concepts including climate change, energy efficiency, daylight availability, water conservation, low carbon materials, and renewable energy.
Familiarity with performance analysis including but not limited to daylight, energy, solar, and climate assessments and embodied carbon /lifecycle analysis.
Familiarity with green building rating systems.
Strong collaboration and communication skills, with careful attention to detail
Demonstrated proactive, positive approach to problem solving
Proactive, solutions-oriented approach to problem solving
Ability to work efficiently within diverse, interdisciplinary project teams
Strengths in conceptual thinking and technical execution
Flexible, with the ability to balance multiple priorities and deadlines
This position is designated as full-time on-site and requires the employee to be physically present at the assigned office location Monday through Friday during standard business hours. Regular, reliable on-site attendance is an essential function of this role.

Responsibilities

Support design teams in developing sustainability strategies with project goals – including pathways for LEED, WELL, ILFI, and other third-party certifications
Assist Project Managers throughout all phases of LEED projects, including project registration, credit documentation, submittals, and responses to review comments
Participate in design reviews and compile sustainability compliance reports and follow-up task lists
Support sustainable design analytics including daylight and radiation modeling
Assist with the creation of environmental graphics and visual communication of analysis findings.
Help refine and develop internal tools, templates, and workflows that enhance sustainable design processes
Conduct healthy materials and sustainable product research, including vetting against environmental and human-health criteria.
Assist in materials research and compiling information for whole building Life Cycle Analysis measuring embodied carbon and optioning alternatives.
Provide research and insights on emerging sustainable design strategies, climate-responsive technologies, and carbon reduction approaches
Provide research and guidance on Federal, state and local regulations and incentives.